cético
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- céptico (pre-1990 spelling)
- scéptico (pre-reform spelling)
- sceptico (pre-standardization spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from French sceptique, from Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikós, “thoughtful, inquiring”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.t͡ʃi.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ti.ku/
- Homophone: sético
- Hyphenation: cé‧ti‧co
Noun
cético m (plural céticos, feminine cética, feminine plural céticas)
- sceptic (someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims)
Adjective
cético (feminine cética, masculine plural céticos, feminine plural céticas)
- sceptical (having or expressing doubt)
Related terms
References
- ^ “cético”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “cético”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025